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Dailymotion forces password reset in response to credential stuffing Attack

The popular video sharing website Dailymotion announced that some accounts were accessed by hackers as result of a massive credential stuffing attack. The French firm logged users out and forced a password reset procedure by including in the notification a link to change the password and re-gain access to the account. The company has also informed the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) of the attack, as required by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The company reported that attackers were trying to take over the accounts via brute force attacks or by using stolen credentials obtained from third-party data breaches.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/80375/hacking/dailymotion-credential-stuffing.html

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